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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Although Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017 is not featuring in the upcoming Zimbabwean elections, citizens of the country are still worried that the Zanu PF party are carrying on in the tradition of the former 94-year old dictator with voter intimidation.
Leading the race for the ZANU-PF, Mugabe’s party, is Emmerson Mnangagwa, who worked closely with the former president for many years. He is tagging himself as a Beacon of Change, but at 75 years old, the people are doubtful he can change his ways.
According to We the People, a call center set up by civil society agencies, more than 500 reports have streamed in from all of Zimbabwe’s provinces since mid-June, with just under 10% consisting of violence claims. Nearly all reports of intimidation and violence were attributed to Mnangagwa’s party.
“The intimidation is more subtle this time. The modus operandi has changed, but the message is the same as it was under Mugabe: ‘If you choose the wrong side, the violence will be terrible,’” said Zachariah Godi, of with We the People.
The ZANU PF’s main political opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), are demanding reforms ahead of presidential elections scheduled for July 30. MDC presidential candidate Nelson Chasima said the party will continue to roll out protests against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in an effort to pressure them into assuring the elections are conducted in a free and fair fashion. ZEC is notorious for being pro-ZANU PF.
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